Tom Grummett

Thomas " Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist.

Life and work

Grummett, who lives in Sakatoon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, began working in the 1980s as a professional cartoonist. He is active primarily as a penciler, while he ( " sinking " ) leaves the ink - revision of his sketches usually other artists such as his longtime partner Doug Hazlewood and Joe Rubinstein.

Grummetts work focuses mainly on contract work for U.S. publishers like Marvel Comics and DC Comics, as well as the now merged with DC publisher Wildstorm publishing.

Grummett became famous especially by those he and his frequent artistic partner, author Karl Kesel 1993 in the book Adventures of Superman # 501 developed modern version of the character Superboy ( "Kon El " ), one of the most commercially successful brands owned by DC. The Grummett - Kesel'sche version that the two in a long series further differentiated, in essence, the interpretation is still used today by DC the figure.

For DC, he designed, among other books of the series Action Comics ( with writer David Michelinie ), Adventures of Superman ( with Karl Kesel ), Robin ( with Chuck Dixon ), Superboy (also with Kesel ) and The New Titans ( with Marv Wolfman ). Currently, the distinguished Grummett, written by Fabian Nicieza, appearing in Wildstorm series New Thunderbolts. The ink drawings done Gary Erskine.

• Cartoonist
• Canadian
• Born in the 20th century
• Man